Daniil Medvedev fought off a spirited Alex De Minaur on Saturday, to win 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the Sydney International.

However, Medvedev managed to break in the seventh game to take a 4-3 advantage, before serving out the second set to win 6-4.

The Russian then managed to take control of the match, racing ahead to a 4-0 lead, but 18-year-old De Minaur - the youngest player to make the Sydney Internationals since Lleyton Hewitt - fought back.

Winning four of the next five games, the plucky Australian was cheered on by his home crowd, but Medvedev, ranked 84th in the world, once more took control to serve out the set 7-5 and win the match, and his first ATP Tour title.